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Spicy Green Gram Curry

Green gram(Cherupayar) cooked in North Indian style
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups Green gram(Cherupayar)(boiled) whole
  • 1 no Onion
  • 1 no Tomato
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
  • 1 tsp Garlic chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder Jeerakam
  • 2 nos Bay leaves Karuga/Vazhana ela
  • 2 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 1 no Cardamom Elakka
  • 1 piece Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 3 nos Green chillies slit into two
  • 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • Salt As reqd
  • 1/2 cup Water

Instructions
 

  • Crush the spices and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
  • Splutter cumin seeds.
  • Add onion, garlic, crushed spices, green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.
  • Saute, till onion turns light brown in colour.
  • Add tomatoes and saute for 3 mins.
  • Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
  • Saute for 2 mins, till the raw smell goes.
  • Add the boiled green gram and salt and stir for 3 - 4 mins.
  • Add water and mix well.
  • Cover and cook for 7 - 10 mins on medium flame, till the gravy reaches a semi consistency stage.
  • Sprinkle cumin powder and coriander leaves.
  • :- Serve hot with chappathis or naan.
  • :- Can also grind onion and spices together for a thicker gravy and saute with chopped onions.
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